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vBOOT 0R SHOE.

No. 377,416. Patented-Feb. 7, 1888.L

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I SPECIPICATIONffoi-ming part of Letters Patent/No. 377,4116, dated February 711/388,

Application filed February 26, 1887. Serial No. 228,981. (No model.)

and exact description of the invention, thatl will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part .of this specication, in which- Figure lisa perspective view of a boot or v shoe with a portion of one side or shank broken away to show the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection of the boot or shoe; Fig. 3, a longitudinal central sectional View ofthe inner sole; Fig. 4, a cross-section of the same. y j

In shoes Vor boots as heretofore made the usual inner sole fails to keep the foot in proper position all round, because the sole does not conform to the shape of the foot about its edges. The result is that the foot crowds the upper out of shape, because the foot is notwell supported all round.' Y

To remedy these defects isthe object of the presentinvention; and the improvement consists in providing a shoe of otherwiseusual and ordinary construction with an linner sole turned upall around its edges, soas to come between the edge of the foot of the wearer and the inside of the upper all round, and support the upper and permit the usual heel-stiffening to be dispensed with. g

In the accompanying drawings, A denotes a shoe; but while one of the low-"cuttype is now shown, this is only intended to indicate any kind of boot or shoe, as my invention is applicable for use in all kinds of shoes andl boots. The insole B has an upturned edge, C, all around it, which, if desired, may be a little higher at the heel than in any other part. The general shape of this insole inside of the shoe is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in perspective in Fig. 8. The edge of the insole is bent up, so as to conform precisely to the shape of the foot of the wearer, and thus fit snugly to the toes, side of the foot, insole, and heel. AEspecially at the instep is this structure of advantage, as it tends to support the foot at this point. Y,

In constructing a shoe according to my invention the edge of the'iunersole is upturned and occupies the space between the sharp edge of the last and the upper, yand this prevents PATENT OFFICE.:

any'abrading ofv the upper opposite the edge f of the last, .while in the completedv shoe the inner sole is made vso as nearly as possible to conform to the precise shape ofthe bottom,`

instep, and sides of the foot. When the shoe is worn, this structure tends to keep the foot if in position and to sustainv the shank ofthe foot, and to prevent'it pushing the upper down 'upon and outside of the vouter sole, andV also to'prevent water or moisture from easily entering the shoe in the space, more or less large, between the upper and the edge of. the l insole.v Moreoven'the vinnerl sole, being turned' iup to lie beside the upper, no longer presents Y a sharp edge against and at right angles tothe upper, so as to render it,liable to bev cut `and abraided, as in the boot or shoe constructed 3 in the old method.

As the beveled upturned edge of theinner sole extends around the whole boot or shoe, it

prevents the same from breaking down in the shank or at the heel, which causes 'thel upper p aninsole the foot of the wearer is kept warmy and dry. The necessity fora counter fat'the heel or a' box at toev is also avoided,the inner AsoleV supplying their places. -Itmay also be Y stated that with the construction herein shown Y and described the outer sole can b'e sewed or Vnailed close to the edge of the lastwithout damage, of running off the inner Isole, thus in suring the latter from curling up and giving amuch rmer edge kto the inner sole. It is desirable that the upturnedv part should not rlhe shoe having the usual heel and outer l sole, vamp and quarter, and the inner sole, B, turned up all round its edges and supporting the upper, thus dispensing with the "usual heel-stiffening. 1

In testimony that Iv claimthe foregoing I have .hereunto set my hand this 22d day of February, 1887.

v BENJAMIN F. WHITNEY.

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l GEORGEEBIRD, v

Y BENJ. F. ANDREWS. 

